U23 World League

Red Stadium
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nemesio Vellito started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Baldomiro Jokin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFTER GYM FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Celtic FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, AFTER GYM FC's Baldomiro Jokin got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Venancio Kaiet was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cleto Papo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. In the 14th minute, Cleto Papo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Celtic FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Llanos in the 17th minute of play forced AFTER GYM FC's goalkeeper Venancio Kaiet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The AFTER GYM FC fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when AFTER GYM FC's Nemesio Vellito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Baldomiro Jokin hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Venancio Kaiet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Cuarto in the 29th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes AFTER GYM FC got a freekick which was hit by Mario Michael. Cleto Papo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Venancio Kaiet when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some careless play in the Celtic FC defense, Anastasio Tercero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Quico. The Celtic FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Quico should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Sanson came free, but Angelo Quico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nemesio Vellito scored 4-3 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angelo Quico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleto Papo to make the kick off. After 56 minutes, Leo Gonsalvo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celtic FC and the AFTER GYM FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leo Gonsalvo kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, AFTER GYM FC's Anacleto Walme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angelo Quico narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Venancio Kaiet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Nuno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Quico was a little too slow when Anastasio Tercero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 4-4. After 69 played minutes Celtic FC got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Naldo. Dalmacio Txatxu hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The long shot by Cleto Aurken in the 74th minute really tested Angelo Quico's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Vinicio Nuno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Venancio Kaiet was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Nemesio Vellito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angelo Quico was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. When Cleto Papo came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Celtic FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cleto Papo couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Celtic FC were the better team. Celtic FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.